Note: The article originally appeared in riverjournalonline.com Call them bumps, humps or hummocks: You’ve felt them underfoot or under your wheels on the Mario Cuomo Bridge’s popular Shared Use Path. The annoying blisters dotting the 3.6-mile path that connects Rockland and Westchester counties have been there practically since it opened six years ago and have continued to burst through the asphalt. A substandard job by the bridge’s paving contractorContinue reading “Cyclists Beware: Bumpy Conditions on Cuomo Bridge Path”
Category Archives: Tarrytown
‘158 years is too long to keep it all white’
This Westchester men’s organization had hosted a pair of U.S. presidents, but had never elected a Black man to its top leadership position. That ended, appropriately enough, on Juneteenth. Here’s my article about Tony McFadden’s quest to right a wrong.
Jewel of a jazz club hits a high note
Mark Morganelli’s move from Manhattan to Westchester was about the best possible outcome for local jazz fans. This trumpeter/producer/impresario has brought the music to the parks, the riverfront and the concert halls for years. For the past five-plus years, he and his wife, Ellen Prior, have been building a backstreet success story with their JazzContinue reading “Jewel of a jazz club hits a high note”
Fall for cycling in the Hudson Valley
Minnewaska State Park Preserve in Ulster County, NY, is a prime spot to soak in the fall colors during a ride on the park’s carriage trails. Photo by Carrie Yale/The Journal News
Riverfront villages plug into e-bike craze
No parking? No car? No problem. Just hop on an electric bike and go, if these Westchester County riverfront villages have their way.
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Music fest stays true to its roots
Veteran DJ Bruce Figler has curated another strong lineup for the Pleasantville Music Festival, mixing A-listers with locally grown talent.
Robert Brum 